Quinta da Abelheira

Would definitely recommend this hotel. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The room was comfortable and cleaned every day. The breakfast buffet was amazing with lots of variety and the staff helped us to navigate what foods contained nuts to cater for an allergy. One morning we had to leave early for an excursion and so the staff opened up the breakfast buffet earlier. The views at breakfast are beautiful. The pool was lovely and there is an amazing poolside bar serving drinks including delicious cocktails as well as bar snacks such as sandwiches, chips and crisps! One afternoon we had the pool to ourselves and it was a little oasis. Private, secure car parking available on site. A few things that I would mention to improve our experience: there was one day when the pool was green in colour and so we didn’t use it. It was a normal colour the next day and it was clearly cleaned each day. I’m not sure why it turned green one day. The door on our room didn’t close properly unless locked so a small maintenance issue. General amenities in the rooms could be improved. It would be very helpful to have a fridge in the rooms. It is a bed and breakfast so you need to buy lunch and dinner on top. We went to nice restaurants for dinner but wanted to make up some sandwiches for our active days walking and a small fridge would have been amazing. A safe in the room would have been a great addition too to store jewellery and passports etc.

I cannot say enough good things about the team at Quinta da Abelheira. They were helpful, responsive, and extremely accommodating. We spent 4 nights at the hotel, which was a great home base for our time in Sao Miguel. The breakfast was superb, and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Highly recommended!

For breakfast, you can choose from a very large selection of pastries, fruits, eggs, and many other local delicatessen. We had a pool suite with direct access to the pool site. It was enjoyable and relaxing. The pool bar allowed us to eat a decent wrap or soup without leaving our relaxing time. Taxi to Ponta Delgada is inexpensive.

Our stay was exceptional at the Quinta da abelheira! We were traveling with two families and ten people spread across a number of rooms. From the time we stepped foot on the property Filipa and Marlene were exceptional and always there if we needed anthing. Filipa helped rearrange rooms to acccomodate proximity to children and made us feel extremely welcome. She also provided tremendous help in planning out our day, helping get a taxi, and answering any questions we had. The property is really nice, swimming pool and pool bar very relaxing and an exception breakfast. Great spot to get into town (~10 min car ride) and out on a days adventure. Would highly recommend this property for anyone looking for a place to stay in Sao Miguel.

We stayed at Quinta da Abelheira for five days. All in all, it was an excellent experience. In particular, the staff is really serious about enhancing the stay. They are warm and engaged and full of local knowledge regarding restaurants and activities. Our first room was small and on the road. I would avoid this if possible. It was booked by our travel agent. The staff graciously found a way to move us to a different, very beautiful room, for which we were particularly grateful. The rooms are all clean and comfortable. There are small inconveniences in the rooms, like no bathrobes, no bar soap, no tissues, and no hand lotion. But these things are minor and outweighed by the really excellent staff. The pool is beautiful. The breakfast is spectacular. The location is really excellent in that it's close enough to Ponta Delgada for restaurants. But it's far enough away that it's quiet and tranquil. Also, being in the island's center, destinations on the northern, southern, or eastern sides are easily reachable. We would definitely recommend Quinta da Abelheira and we would stay there again.